(n): the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
(n): (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
(n): people having the same social, economic, or educational status
(n): a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
(n): people having the same social, economic, or educational status
(n): in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony
(n): a group of animals